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Farm Succession Planning Checklist

FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING CHECKLIST Succession planning for a farm is crucial for ensuring the smooth transition of ownership and management to the next generation or successor. Here’s a...

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Bad Advice and Willful Blindness – Personal Liability for Third Party Advisors

Accountants, payroll providers and HR consultants liable for Client’s Wages Underpayment. We found out last year that a HR manager was personally liable for unlawful employee salary deductions...

High Income Threshold and Compensation Cap for Unfair Dismissal Applications – 1 July 2017

Employers should be alert to changes to worker entitlements effective 1 July 2017:  Unfair Dismissal High Income Threshold Compensation Cap for Unfair Dismissal Redundancy Tax Free Amount...

Tax Efficient or Efficiently Taxed? The Hidden Questions that Show We Might Be Too Trusting in Trusts

When establishing a testamentary trust or seeking estate planning guidance, the goal is to conserve and grow assets. Specifically, we want an instrument that will provide the flexibility to distribute...

Invest Now or Cry Later: Stamp Duty Discounts for Investors abolished in Victoria

Investors looking to diversify into the Victorian property market should note that existing  concessions for stamp duty relief for off the plan purchases will be abolished from 1 July 2017. The...

10 Times the Fines, 10 Times the Hassle: The Fair Work Amendment Bill 2017

Franchisors and Parent Companies Feeling Vulnerable to Super Fines The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017, is designed to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation by...

Collective Sale and Renewal

Apartment blocks are being unlocked for redevelopment – this presents opportunities, and challenges, for owners and developers alike! There is a shortage of housing, the Australian dollar is cheap and...